Akito River Mouth and Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.61° S 176.42° E

Akito River Mouth and Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Akito River Mouth and Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.5° 

Akito River Mouth and Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Akito River Mouth and Reef today (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Akito River Mouth and Reef at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Akito River Mouth and Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1225
1049
782
643
513
416
210
206
333
224
181
121
87
87
82
56
51
47
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:15PM1.41m
11:45AM1.38m
00:06AM1.35m
12:35PM1.36m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.16m
5:58PM0.22m
6:20AM0.21m
6:48PM0.27m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
9
8
8
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
7
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
5
4
4
5
5
6
10
9
8
6
4
4
3
3
8
11
9
9
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